외핵

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外核.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɦɛk̚] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɦɛk̚] ~ [ˈwe̞(ː)ɦe̞k̚] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɦe̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)핵/외(ː)핵/웨(ː)헥/외(ː)헥]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oehaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oehaeg
McCune–Reischauer?oehaek
Yale Romanization?ōyhayk

Noun

외핵 • (oehaek) (hanja 外核)

  1. (geology) outer core
    Coordinate term: 내핵(內核) (naehaek, “inner core”)
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